Archive for Category: "People"

THE FACE OF DIABETES

THE FACE OF DIABETES

By Carol Sorgen. Photography by Angie Myers and Tracy Currie. Christine Nolan and Brendan Keegan Bring Awareness to Their Disease More than 25 million children and adults in the United States have diabetes. Many of them may be your friends and neighbors, like Christine Nolan and Brendan Keegan, who not only are living healthy, [...]

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HAVE PITCH PIPE, WILL TRAVEL

HAVE PITCH PIPE, WILL TRAVEL

  By Peter Howell. Photography by Angie Myers. February 14th is fast approaching, and with it the perennial dilemma: What to give your sweetheart for Valentine’s Day? If she says she really doesn’t want anything, don’t believe it. Everyone wants love and tokens of that love. This is one of those times when a [...]

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CRAFTING A PERSONAL REINVENTION

CRAFTING A PERSONAL REINVENTION

McMartin & Beggins create Federal period pieces in Wittman By Kathi Ferguson. Photography by William Wilhelm & Carl Rulis.    The passion that Jim McMartin and Jim Beggins share for their craft is evident. Guided by the classic design of the Federal Period, this unassuming pair creates and restores some of the most beautiful custom-crafted [...]

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A NEW WAY OF DOING THINGS

A NEW WAY OF DOING THINGS

Mike Menzies’ Legacy Sitting atop Mike Menzies’ desk in his office at the Easton Bank and Trust Co. is a plaque with a quote that reads, “We cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are,” -Max De Pree. This quote speaks to the depth and understanding of this man, one [...]

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SAVING STRANDED SEA MAMMALS

SAVING STRANDED SEA MAMMALS

The Work of Suzanne Thurman and MERR As the founder of the Marine Education, Research and Rehabilitation Network (MERR) all Suzanne Thurman does now is wait. How did MERR begin?  Thurman tells the story of helping rescue a stranded sea turtle whose body temperature had fallen below normal (they are cold-blooded mammals), and caring [...]

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THE CREAMERY

THE CREAMERY

  There is something to be said for the pure, pristine land that has been preserved for agriculture on the Shore. It doesn’t matter if it’s a cornfield, a wheat field, or green pastures sprinkled with black and white cattle grazing that one passes on a long drive. These scenes are familiar, sacred, and [...]

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“PULL THE TILLER TOWARD YOU”

“PULL THE TILLER TOWARD YOU”

On a Wednesday morning in mid June, I was lucky enough to hear the tale of the wonderful life and legacy of Mr. Chuck Parry. It was an absolutely perfect day at the Rock Hall Yacht Club — sunny, low 80’s with a light breeze, overlooking Lankford Bay just off the Chester River. I [...]

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MAN OF VISION

MAN OF VISION

Rehoboth’s Gene Lankford still developing and giving back Story and Photography By Manning Lee. What expectations should one have upon meeting a man like Gene Lankford, owner of the Atlantic Sands Hotel, the Breakers Hotel in Rehoboth Beach, Village by the Sea strip mall, and his two real estate companies called Ocean Atlantic Sotheby’s [...]

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THE REFLECTION IN THE WOOD

THE REFLECTION IN THE WOOD

By Doug Wright. Photography by Angie Myers. When I saw the imposing Kona and Black Walnut coffee table in the gallery of the Robert Ortiz Studio in Chestertown, I saw the reflection of the man who created it. The light gleams brilliantly off the flawlessly finished surface, but the design is understated and refined. [...]

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